Upholstery edge



April 25, 1933. H. FOX

UPHOLSTERY EDGE Filed July 22, 1931 Patented Apr. 25, 1933 {UNITED STATES sassusa PATENT OFFICE HARRY FOX, OF LOW-ELL, MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNOR TO THE FOX EDGE "CO.'INC., OF

LOWELL, MASSACHUSETTS, A CORPORATION OF. MASSACHUSETTS UI'HOLSTERY EDGE V A p pl ic ation" filed July 22, 1931. s erial No. 552,358.

' Thisinvention relates to edge foundation material for upholstery over which the upholstery covering material is drawn, and has for an object to produce such a material, which, when used onthe seatedge, will insure a close joint between the finished edge and the margin of a superposed cushion.

A further object is to produce an edge having an elongated rounded head portion for supporting the covering material and'an attaching fin extending from said bead portion and arranged at an angle to the central plane of the bead portion.

For a more complete understanding of this invention, reference may be had to the accompanying drawing in which Figure 1 is a fragmentary perspective of material which may be used to form a portion of the edge.

Figure 2 is a fragmentary inverted plan of a strip cut from the material of Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a perspective showing the strip of Figure 2 with a core strip secured thereto.

Figure 4 is a plan showing the completed edge.

Figure 5 is a detail section showing the edge as applied to a seat, the section being taken on line 55 of Figure 4 and showing a slight modification.

Figures 6 and 7 are views similar to a porti on of Figure 5 but showing modifications. Figure 8 is a detail section through a forward portion of a chair or the like embodying an edge constructed in'accordance with this invention and showing a portion of the seat cushion.

Figure 9 is a view similar to Figure 8, but showing a difi'erent seat construction and in accordance with Figure 5.

Referring tot-he drawing, Figures 1 to 4 snow 2 preferred construction of upholstery edge. Referring to Figure 1, at 1 is indicated a layer of fabric such as burlap denim or other suitable material supporting a layer of loosely felted material such as jute, hair, fiber, mo s, cotton, sisal, hemp, excelsior, or any lzind of material suitable for use as filling for upholstery purposes, as at 2. Over strip areas 3 spaced widthwise of this matcrial the feltis preferably condensed and intimately united with the fabric as by the well known needling operation, while between thcse'areas 3 are strip areas-4 in which the felt is in loose condition. This material is then cut midway of the areas 3 toform a plurality of strips as shown in Figure 2, each having a central portion of loosely felted material as 4 and marginal portions where the felted material has been compacted and united intimately withthe fabric.

Centrally of the portion4 is then'laid a strip 5, as shown in Figure 3, which prefer ably also comprises a strip 6 of felted material preferably united to a strip 7 of'fabric such as burlap, as by needling, forease in handling. The strip 5 is then attached to the underlying wider strip as by the lines of stitching shown at 8 and 9. The material'is then folded up into the form shown in Figure 5 with the marginal edge portions of the wider strip brought into overlapping relation and secured together as'by the lines of stitching 10 and 11 and the over edge stitching 12. Alineof stitching 13 is also, preferably, ,passed through both strips of material, the innerstrip forming a core within the fold of the wider strip, the two together forming a head of elongated cross section 15 from which extend at an obtuse angle the overlapping portions of the wider. strip which form a fin 16. The lower face of the fin 16 therefore forms an obtuse anglewith' the bead and the central plane of the long cross sectional axis or diameter of'the bead i.

which passes through the root of the attaching fin is also 'at'an angle to the length of the fin. 1 j

f desired, also, a line of stitching as 19 may be passed through thematerial inwardbase or frame member 23 as shown in Figure 9-.

If desired also a strip of fabric such as burlapat 25 may have its upper edge portion secured to the forward face of the bead, .as by the line of stitching 9, and its lower edge may extend downwardly sufficiently far so that it may be secured to the forward edge of the base 23 where a spring supported upper frame is employed, or, where no such upper frame is employed and the attaching fin is seated directly on the base frame 23 as shown in Figure 8, this strip of burlap may I be secured directly to its forward face if it is desired to use such a strip.

In place of forming a core within the foldedcovering portion of a single rectangular strip of material folded on itself it may be otherwise formed, as for example, in Fig ure 6 the core 30 is shown as of substantially triangular cross section, suitable stitching such as 31, 32 and 33 passingthrough the code 'and'the cover portion securing the parts together, or the core may be formed of a plurality of members, for example, rope,

cord or other suitable material such as 18,

shown at 35, 36 and 37 in Figure 7, stitching as at 38, '39, and 40 securing the parts to-v gether, so long as the upholstery edge is in this general shape having a bead portion having its forward face extending at an obtuse angle to the base of the attaching fin. Such a construction, extending outwardly and upwardly acts to support the upholstery covering material, such as 41 in Figures 8 and 9, at the forward edge of the seat portion elevated sufiiciently so as to allow the top 41 of the seat on which the cushions 42am to be placed to sag so as to v permit the forward edge portions 43 of such cushions to rest closely against the upholstery covering material and make a tight joint therewith, which adds much to the appear ance of the furniture. In'the construction V shown in Figures 5 and 7 the shape of the bead is determined by the placing of the stitching with reference to the core, and in the construction of Figure 6 the core may be shaped up from bulk material. Inall these constructions the cores and covering portions may be formed up substantially without waste to produce a resilient edge which is not easily permanently distorted under pressures to which it is subjected in service.

From the foregoing description of certain embodiments of this invention, it should be evident to those skilled in the art that various other changes. and modifications might be made without departing from the spirit or scope of this invention as defined the I appended claims;

I cla-imz r r '1. An edge comprising a layer of felted material and afabric folded to bring its marginal portions into lapping relation and 2. An edge comprising a layer of felted material and a fabric folded to bring its marginal portions into lapping relation and se-' cured together to form an attachingifin, a

filler within the folded portion back from said fin to form with said folded portion a bead thicker than said fin, stitching passed through said bead in position to shape said bead into elongated cross section and to hold said bead with its long cross sectional axis extended at an obtuse angle to said fin, and stitching passed through said edge adjacent to the outer apex of said obtuse angle and defining an edge-securing rib.

In testimony whereof I have aflixed my signature.

HARRY FOX. 1 

